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June Bank Holiday Weekend Services

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Regular Rural Services will be operating over the June bank holiday weekend. On June Bank Holiday Monday 5th 2023 RRS services LL800 Arklow to Carlow & LL897 Kilkenny to Athy will operate the Sunday timetable! Please Note all public holidays i.e. May Bank holiday Monday, June Bank holiday Monday operate the Sunday schedule. The LL183 Sallins to Arklow operates the same schedule 7 days a week 364 days a year so no there is no change in timetable to advise of!

There are no Carlow or Kilkenny Door to Door services on Monday June 5th. Any Door to Door services due to on Saturday June 3rd 2023 will operate as normal so book before 16.00 on Friday the June 2nd for the Saturday and the following Tuesday June 6th to guarantee a seat.

All timetables available here: https://locallinkckw.ie/downloads/

The office in Kilkenny will be closed Friday June 2nd at 16.30pm and will reopen Tuesday June 6th from 09.00am after the long weekend for bookings and enquires. Telephone 0818 42 41 41 or 056 771 5912.

Have a lovely June Bank Holiday weekend from us all here in TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow

May Bank Holiday Weekend Services

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Regular Rural Services will be operating over the May bank holiday weekend. On May Bank Holiday Monday May 1st 2023 RRS services LL800 Arklow to Carlow & LL897 Kilkenny to Athy will operate the Sunday timetable! Please Note all public holidays i.e. May Bank holiday, June Bank Holiday Monday operate the Sunday schedule. The LL183 Sallins to Arklow operates the same schedule 7 days a week 364 days a year so no there is no change in timetable to advise of!

There are no Carlow or Kilkenny Door to Door services on Monday May 1st. Any Door to Door services due to on Saturday April 29th 2023 will operate as normal so book before 16.00 on Friday the 28th for the Saturday and the following Tuesday May 2nd.

All timetables available here: https://locallinkckw.ie/downloads/

The office in Kilkenny will be closed Friday April 28th at 16.30pm and will reopen Tuesday May 2nd from 09.00am after the long weekend. Telephone 0818 42 41 41 for bookings/enquires.

Easter Weekend Services

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Regular Rural Services will be operating over the Easter bank holiday weekend. On Easter Monday April 10th 2023 RRS services LL800 Arklow to Carlow & LL897 Kilkenny to Athy will operate the Sunday timetable! Please Note all public holidays i.e. Easter Monday, May Bank holiday Monday operate the Sunday schedule. The LL183 Sallins to Arklow operate the same schedule 7 days a week so no change in timetable to advise of.

Good Friday Regular Rural Services operate as normal as it is not a public holiday! There are no Carlow or Kilkenny Door to Door services on Friday April 7th. Any Door to Door services on Saturday April 8th 2023 will operate as normal so book before 16.00 on Thursday the 6th for the Saturday and the following Tuesday April 11th. Wicklow TFI Local Link services will operate Good Friday as normal see timetable here: https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/TFI-LL-Wicklow-Services-Jan23-WEB3.pdf

All timetables available here: https://locallinkckw.ie/downloads/

The office in Kilkenny will be closed Thursday April 6th at 16.30pm and will reopen Tuesday April 11th from 09.00am after the long weekend. Telephone 0818 42 41 41 for bookings/enquires.

Happy Easter from all the staff here in TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow

St Patricks Day Services/Weekend services

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St Patrick’s Day Friday March 17th 2023 please note and share with friends & family that are not on social media or have access to the internet!

The RRS Services that are running March 17th are:

LL897 Kilkenny to Athy (Operating the Sunday schedule)

LL800 Arklow to Carlow (Operating the Sunday schedule)

LL183 Sallins to Arklow timetable is as running as normal as its the same schedule 7 days a week.

To download the timetable you require check it out here: https://locallinkckw.ie/downloads/

RRS Services March 18th & 19th run to its usual schedule. Please note all public holidays operate a Sunday timetable.

Carlow & Kilkenny Door to Door services are not operating Friday the 17th so you will need to book Thursday the 16th before 4pm!! Same applies for services that require booking on Saturday the 18th and Monday the 20th 2023!

The office is open Monday the 20th after the long weekend from 09.00 to 16.30pm. To make a booking or enquire about services Tel: 056 771 5912/ 0818 42 41 41

Wicklow Co Council have informed us of the following temporary road closure on the R747 from February 6th to 3rd March 2023.

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Service affected is the LL800 Arklow to Carlow and the operator Bernard Kavanagh & Sons have been informed. The road works should not affect the LL183 Arklow to Sallins service.

Roads to be closed

R747 (from the junction at Woodenbridge Hotel & Lodge to the junction of the L-6137 at Ballymorris Upper), Co Wicklow

Period of closure

6th February, 2023 to the 3rd March, 2023 inclusive *24 hr closure required*

Alternative Routes

  1. Follow the R752 from Woodenbridge hotel to Avoca continue on the R752 to Corballis lower at the junction where the R752 and R753 meets turn to the left. Follow the R753 into Ballinaclash,The Straight Mile,Ballyloughlin,Cronebeg and continue into Aughrim. Follow the R753 until it meets the R747 turn to the left and follow on the R747 back to Woodenbridge.
  2. Follow the R747 until you meet the R753 in Aughrim take a right turn and follow the R753 out of Aughrim. Follow the R753 onto Cronebeg,Ballyloughlin,The Straight Mile and Ballinaclash. Where the R753 meets the R752 at Corballis lower turn to the right. Continue on the R752 into Avoca and Woodenbridge where you will exit the diversion route by the hotel.

Reason for Closure

This road closure is necessary in order to facilitate road carriageway reconstruction.

Services over Christmas & New Year

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NEW LL183 SALLINS TO ARKLOW

Operating to its full timetable, the only day the service will NOT be running is December 25th Christmas Day. Here is the timetable here https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TFI-LL-R183-Sallins-to-Arklow-WEB5.pdf

LL800 ARKLOW TO CARLOW

This service will NOT operate on December 25th 2022, December 26th 2022 & January 1st 2023. All other days will operate as normal so check the timetable here: https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TFI-Local-Link-DL-R800-Arklow-Carlow-May-2022.V5.pdf before you travel. This service offers cashless options such as TFI Leap Cards & TFI GO App click here for links to the https://www.transportforireland.ie/fares/leap-card/ & https://www.transportforireland.ie/tfi-go-app/

Route 817C Grangemockler to Carrick-on-Suir

This service will NOT operate December 25th 2022. It will resume St Stephen’s Day December 26th to a Sunday schedule. All other days will operate as normal. Here is the timetable: https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Route-817C-Carrick-on-Suir-to-Grangemockler-.pdf

Route 890 Ballyraggett to Castlecomer

The service will resume Tuesday December 27th as per its timetable. Pickup starting 07.45am from Castlecomer, returning from Kilkenny Castle at 18.00pm sharp. Cost per trip is €5.

NEW Route 897 Kilkenny to Athy

Starting New year’s Day January 1st 2023! See here for timetable https://locallinkckw.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/TFI-LL-CKW-R897-Dec22-V6.pdf

CARLOW & KILKENNY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICES/OFFICE OPENING HOURS

The office will close 23rd December 2022 at 16.30pm sharp. Please note if looking to travel on our door-to-door services Wednesday 28th, call by December 23rd before 15.00pm to guarantee a seat‼️ The office telephone no is 0818 42 41 41 or 056 771 5912. The office will open again December 28th & December 29th 2022 as normal for bookings in Carlow & Kilkenny. Wicklow Local Link services will operate not December 25th & 26th. All other days Wicklow Local Link services will operate as per its usual timetable. For all our services & timetables check out https://locallinkckw.ie/ or follow us on social media Facebook @locallinkckw & Twitter @LocalLinkCKW

January 2023

• Monday January 2nd 2023 Office Closed

• Tuesday 03rd January as normal from 09.00am to 16.30pm

Happy Christmas & Happy New Year from us all in TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow.

Christmas & New Years Office Hours

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Office Opening Times over Christmas & New Year

December 2022

• 19th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 20th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 21st – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 22nd – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 23rd – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 24th – Closed Christmas Eve

• 25th – Closed Christmas Day

• 26th – Closed St Stephens Day

• 27th – Closed Public Holiday

• 28th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 29th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

• 30th – 09.00am to 16.30pm

Please note if looking to travel on our door-to-door services Wednesday 28th, call by December 23rd before 15.00pm to guarantee a seat‼️ The office Telephone no is 0818 42 41 41 / 056 771 5912.

January 2023

• Monday January 2nd Closed

• Tuesday 03rd January 2023 as normal from 09.00 to 16.30pm

NEW LL183 SERVICE TIMETABLE CHANGE STARTING DECEMBER 5TH!

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TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow is delighted to announce the enhancement of the Glendalough to Wicklow service which will be extended in both directions now serving Sallins to Arklow, making getting around Wicklow and Kildare by bus even easier.

Operating four return trips per day, seven days a week, the enhanced route will serve Arklow, Avoca Bridge, Wicklow Town, Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains to Blessington and onwards to Naas and Sallins – facilitating onward travel to Dublin with improved connectivity to regional bus and rail services.

This enhanced route is part of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan which is a major national public transport initiative developed and funded by the National Transport Authority, with the aim of increasing connectivity, particularly for people living outside our major cities and towns. This new route is funded by the National Transport Authority as part of the TFI Network.

The existing service connecting Glendalough to Wicklow has served almost 50,000 passengers since its launch in April 2019. The service was hit like so many others in March 2020 which impacted capacity on public transport for close to two years. The current service will now bring an enhanced service to the people of Wicklow & Kildare.

Jackie Meally, General Manager, Local Link CKW said: “This is this first bus service to connect West Wicklow to East Wicklow which has been requested for many years, and this is one of the longest Local Link services in the country”.

The service will operate two buses starting at each end and is being operated on behalf of TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow by JJ Kavanagh & Sons.

To get a copy of the timetable contact the TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow office on 0818 42 41 41 or 056 771 5912 Monday to Friday 09.00am to 16.30pm. Alternatively, you can visit www.locallinkckw.ie to download here the new timetable check out our social media pages Facebook @locallinkckw & Twitter @LocalLinkCKW accounts.

Route 890 Castlecomer to Kilkenny via Ballyragget

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TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow are happy to announce we have taken on the service which was previously operated by Buggy’s Coaches.

The NTA-funded service will operate two services each day. One will leave Castlecomer at 07:45 for Kilkenny and one will return from Kilkenny from 17:45 to Castlecomer.

This service is a temporary measure and has been put in place with immediate effect to ensure that people retain the ability to travel to and from work in Kilkenny by public transport. At €5 per single journey, the fare has not changed from that charged by the previous operator.

The NTA will now commence work to determine the ongoing public transport requirement in the area, and to assess how best to secure additional services, should these be required.

For further information please call the TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow office on 0818 42 41 41 / 056 771 5912 Monday to Friday 09.00am to 16.30pm or visit our website locallinkckw.ie.

TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow tickets now on TFI Go App!

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The search for change is over! With the expanded #TFIGo App you can now buy your tickets for two of our TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow scheduled services.

The TFI Go app allows you to buy tickets for public transport services in Ireland directly from your phone. Your ticket is downloaded to the app and can be used to travel straight away. No need for printing, just activate before each journey and show your driver while boarding.

Currently you can buy a single, 2 journey, 1 day or 7 day ticket for adult and students on our two of our TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow scheduled services (LL800 Arklow to Carlow & LL183 Glendalough to Wicklow).

Key Features

  • Single, 2 journey, 1 day and weekly tickets available.
  • Search for a ticket between your origin and destination.
  • Buy and download tickets directly to your phone.
  • Save a payment card for faster purchases.
  • Activate ticket before boarding and just show the driver your ticket.
  • Tickets valid for 28 days after purchase.

Check out the video below to see how the TFI GO App works! 

Download the TFI GO App from the App Store or Google play now!

Services Running March 17th & 18th / Office Closed –

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Please note there will be no Door-to-Door services St Patrick’s Day March 17th or March 18th 2022.

Saturday services will operate as normal so if you need to travel you must book by Wednesday March 16th to travel on that day. The office will be closed on St. Patrick’s Day and Friday March 18th.

Regular Rural Services will be running March 17th & 18th to a Sunday schedule so check out the timetables for the below services here: https://www.transportforireland.ie/tfi-local-link/

Services that are running are:

LL800 Arklow to Carlow

LL183 Glendalough to Wicklow

LL817c Carrick on Suir- Grangemockler

The office will be open from 9am Monday March 21st as normal for bookings and enquires, please call 0818 42 41 41 or 056 771 5912

From us all in TFI Local Link Carlow Kilkenny Wicklow have a lovely St. Patricks Day and long weekend break.

Temporary Road Closure – R747 Woodenbridge and Arklow – Monday 21st to 26th February 2022

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The temporary road closure that some of our TFI Local Link Wicklow services travel on such as our popular LL800 Arklow to Carlow, 1394 Tinahely to Arklow Friday & 4975 Coolkenna to Arklow Friday Evening Service and other services in Wicklow. For more information on the temporary road closure and diversions in place please go to Temporary Road Closure – R747 (wicklow.ie)